Welcome! Absolutely fantastic to read first hand stories like yours, in particular the little things that you did over the years of owning the van.

I hope you can get a lot out of the site here, maybe not just nostalgia for you but a desire to buy another HZ Sandman!

Would you like me to copy these pics in the original post (OP) into the photo gallery? photobucket and imageshack tend to drop off their images on a whim.